Abstract
Rats receiving 4 mg nicotine/kg/day via implanted minipumps sustained plasma nicotine concentrations of 40 ng/ml throughout two weeks of nicotineinfusion. Numbers of brain [ 3H]nicotine binding sites were increased by about 50% in cortex and hippocampus whereas numbers of [ 3H]nicotine binding sites in striatum were unaffected by nicotine treatment at either of the timepoints examined (7, 14 days). Cortical [ 125I]α-bungarotoxin and [ 3H]QNB binding sites were also unchanged. The regional selectivity of nicotinic receptor modulation may reflect the low dose of nicotine used and the mode of administration. The changes observed may be pertinent to the continuous administration of nicotine in man, via transdermal nicotine patches.
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